The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-02

mend us to the goat.
A gentleman from Schley went to Ameri-
Gus last week, and was requested by a
pretty little school marm' to call at GER
tain store in town for a bundle, and carry
! it back for her. The gentleman did as re
quested, got the bundle, gave it TO the lady
who was profuse in thanks. Tuesday the
| same gentleman had occasion to visit the
city, and the pretty little lady met him with
smiles, and requested him TO return the
bundle TO the Major with her compliments,
| and inform him that 'she was very thank
full for his kind intentions, but that she was
not taking in washing this week" The
Major opened the bundle and found half a
| dozen dirty shirts that he thought in the
hands of his washwoman. He wilted at
the sight.
A lady by the name Of Washington
| jumped into the well at Mr.. Hiram Sharp's
! old place, at Carrollton, Friday morning.
d. W. Gray is living at the place and the
| woman and her husband are visiting his
| family. The lady's mind has not been right
for some time and she discharged two pistols
! in trying to shoot herself the day before The
| husband heard her open the door about 3
| O'Clock Friday morning and he FASTENED to
the door. As ne passed out the door he saw
| a white object on the well. and the next mo-
ment something hit the water He went to
the well at once and spoke. His wife
| answered him and told him she wanted to
| get out. The husband went down into the
well and soon got her out She was stand
ing in about three feet of water, and was
| not seriously hurt.
II own an acre in the business portion of
| Alopaha," said w. X. Roberts to Star
| representative Tuesday, land | will give
| away three business lots 28x30 each, to par
ties who will erect substantial buildings
thereon and stock them with goods, provided
| the other real estate owners will each offer
| n similar or greater number of lots on the
same terms. varied only as to resi-
| dence lots, the condition for obtaining
such lots being the erection Of
a neat substantial dwelling. We
| want more population and more stores, and
the time has arrived when we must secure
| both or see our town 90 down under the
| sharp competition it will soon have to en-
| counter. In Offering TO give these lots away
| ] am actuated by two motives: One TO help
| build up the town, the other-to make
money. If the town is built up my remain
| ing lots will be worth double what all of
| them would now bring and so the offer
make is really matter of speculation rather
| than liberality."
| Hon. H. j. Hill and Hon. Primus Jones,
| the first bale man. were schoolmates at the
| old school at Penfield. Among the exploits
as boys was the running of Primus one
| night, by way of initiating him into the
| school. Henry decoyed him off to a chicken
| rOoSt where he said he knew there were
| some nice chickens that would be a great
| improvement to boarding house fare.
| Henry gave Primus a leg and pushed him
up the tree About the time he had climbed
/ as high as he could go, "bangm went
| shotgun only few steps off, and Hen
ry struck for home as fast as his long legs
could carry him; while Primus tumbled out
| of the tree as if he had really been shot
| The limb broke his fall, and as he scrambled
up from the ground another "bangm set
| him running, and he came very near catch
| ing up with Henry before he got back to
! their boarding house. He couldn't find his
companion that night to maui him and by
next day he had cooled Off sufficiently to
enjoy the joke. Primus said it was pretty
| rough Initiation, but 1t was worth great
deal to him by way of an eye-opener
The powerful steam-tug Republic, in COM
mand of Capt William II. Payne, Is at
work on Doboy bar. The Republic has on
board a contrivance of Lieut.. O. NJ. Carriers,
the energetic United States Engineer in
charge of the river and harbor improve
mentS of the Georgia and Florida ports.
built by Mr.. John w. lyman, the we'll
known Savannah machinist, designed for
pumping and dredging the bar 1t became
necessary TO use tug and an apparatus SINH
| lar to this as il is SO very rough on Doboy
| bar that q regular dredge could not live
in the sea. There are about 80 yards
| of the bar to lie dredged. Mr.
| Thomas. assistant to Lieut.. Carter, will sl-
| perintend the work, and Capt. kennard
| comes down as inspector. It is to be hoped
that the new contrivance will prove a sue
| cess and that DOboy bar will be deepened so
| that the largest kind of vessels can go out
without the least trouble. At both ends of the
shoal there is the greatest quantity of water,
and If the dredge succeeds in opening
! L. -. 4
| three feet of water can be easily secured.
| Owing TO the rough weather during the
! week a fair test has not been made yet.
| At Americas Friday country negro en-
! tered the Ten Cent store, on Lamar street.
| and asked TO be shown some brass finger
| rings. a little negro boy who attends the
store showed him handful of the kind de-
| sired, from which the would-ba purchaser
| selected ono that suited, and as the boy
! turned round for some purpose, made a
break for the door. The little mig imme-
| dately gave chase, and, seizing the thief
| BY tho tail of his coat call
| ed loudly for help. The thief
seeing that storm was brewing about him,
| Strengthened his arms out behind him, thus
| allowing his coat To slip of his shoulders.
| In the melee which followed he lost his hat
and umbrella, both OF which were captured
along with the coat by the little mig The
big coon then Strengthened himself out for
the tallest running he had ever done, and as
| he split the mud of Lamar street wide open
in his desperate run for liberty he was
| quickly followed by dozen men
and boys, who joined in the
| chase without knowing ANYTHING
of the circumstances, supposing. doubt
less that murder had been committed or a
bank robbed The pursuit was a lively one
and was kept up for q couple of miles, when
| the negro struck the swamp and made good
his escape. Sontheimer, the proprietor of
| the store, still holds tho coat, hat and UNI
brella rs trophies of the chase and Is away
ahead In the transaction, as the ring was
not worth more than a nickle, while the
captured articles would bring a good sum,
in comparison, if sold.
Three buildings in Brunswick were struck
| by lightning Friday evening--Walace's
restaurant and Borcharlts store and resi-
dence and T. .. Fleming's residence. The
southeast corner of the restaurant was
struck and u few bricks knocked Off, and
some other slight damage done. The north
west corner of Mr. Borchardts building was
| hit in the same way by severe flash.
| Several bricks were thrown down, and holes
| punched in bath tub, piping, etc. Mr. Bor-
chaalt was standing IN front of his toilet
! stand in his bedroom when the build
| ing was struck The electric current
seemed 10 pass right over his head, forcing
him to his knees. but doing no other injury
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